Vaccines and Autism Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
vaccine | any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production. |
Autism | a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment |
abilities | power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc. |
Rare | uncommon |
MMR | measles, mumps, and rubella |
genes | the basic physical unit of heredity |
epidemic | a temporary prevalence of a disease |
Chronic | Lasting longer than three months |
eczema | an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter |
aliments | nourishment |
thimerosal | a preservative that is almost half mercury |
measles | acute infectious disease most commonly in childrem, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots |
influenza | an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration |
virus | an ultramicroscopic metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals |
disorder | an irregularity |
biological | any substance, as a serum or vaccine, derived from animal products or other biological sources and used to treat or prevent disease. |
prevention | a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment |
prevalence | widespread or current |
diagnosis | the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. |
Autism spectrum Disorders | a group of developmental disabilities characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication and repetitive behaviors. |
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